# Chartridge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chartridge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chartridge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartridge > Source revision: 1298895132 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Buckinghamshire, England Human settlement in England Chartridge The Bell is the only pub in the village of Chartridge, 2006 Chartridge Location within Buckinghamshire Population 1,624 (2011 Census)[1] OS grid reference SP9303 Civil parish Chartridge Unitary authority Buckinghamshire Ceremonial county Buckinghamshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town CHESHAM Postcode district HP5 Dialling code 01494 Police Thames Valley Fire Buckinghamshire Ambulance South Central UK Parliament Mid Buckinghamshire[2] List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°43′30″N 0°39′10″W / 51.724968°N 0.652788°W / 51.724968; -0.652788 **Chartridge** is a village in Buckinghamshire, England situated two miles north-west of [Chesham](/source/Chesham). Chartridge is also the name of a [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in [Chiltern District](/source/Chiltern_(district)) which also includes the village of [Bellingdon](/source/Bellingdon) and the [hamlets](/source/Hamlet_(place)) of [Pednor](/source/Pednor), [Hundridge](/source/Hundridge) and [Asheridge](/source/Asheridge). It was created in 1899 having previously been part of the parish of [Chesham](/source/Chesham). The village is 34 miles northwest of [London](/source/London) and the closest town is [Chesham](/source/Chesham) to the south with which it is closely associated. Until 1899 Chartridge was part of Chesham parish and post-[Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) residential housing has resulted in ribbon development stretching out along the Chartridge Road from the town to the village. 11 miles to the northwest is the county town of Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury. ## History The village name is [Anglo Saxon](/source/Anglo_Saxons) in origin, 'Cærdan-hrycg' means Caerda's ridge, referring to the fact that the settlement sits on the top of a hill. There is no specific mention of Chartridge in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book). In [manorial](/source/Manorialism) rolls of 1191 it is recorded as 'Charderuge' presumed linked to the purchase of lands by Robert de Charderugge. By the late 12th century parts of Chartridge were owned by the Sifrewast family.[3] By the 13th century it has become incorporated into the names of local landowners and is referred to in conveyances.[4] There was no church in Chartridge village as it was historically part of the ecclesiastical parish of Chesham. However, as early as 1311 a private house, Great Hundridge Manor, was recorded as providing a chapel dedicated to King Edward the Martyr. There has been a Baptist Chapel in the village since the 18th century. In 1811 a house was registered for meetings of the Lower Baptist Church in Chesham, now known as the Trinity Baptist Church.[3] Today the Baptist Chapel in the village is a branch of Broadway Baptist Church in Chesham. Services commenced in the early 19th century and in 1844 land close to the Bell pub was given for a chapel which was subsequently replaced by a new chapel in 1885 that was financed by public subscription.[5] Chartridge Lodge was greatly extended by the Franklin family who lived there from 1899. Today it is home to Chartridge Park, an 18-hole golf course, and a large Conference Centre.[5] The Franklin family were also responsible for the building of several cottages within the village and conversion of a blacksmith's shop into a Reading Room in 1903 to mark the coronation of [King Edward VII](/source/King_Edward_VII). Subsequently, it was given by the family to the village and on becoming the village hall was used as a concert room, clubhouse and lending library and has been overseen from that time until the present by the Trustees of Chartridge Reading Room. Due to the absence of a parish church, from its earliest days the Reading Room was also used for religious services and a Sunday School associated with [St. Mary's Church, Chesham](/source/St._Mary's_Church%2C_Chesham). Regular services ran from 1964 until 1974 during which it was known as St Christopher's.[5] During the 19th century the vast majority of employment was provided by agriculture. Directly employing labourers as well as supporting trades such as blacksmiths. Income earned would have been spent in the licensed public houses, the Bell and Portobello Arms, the latter now a private house. In the early part of the 20th century there were four pheasant breeding farms due to the popularity of game shooting and convenience of improved travel by railway from London to Chesham. At least one farm continued in business until the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War).[5] From 1783 there are records of a [Pest house](/source/Pest_house) in operation. The predominant infection of the time being [small pox](/source/Small_pox).[3] ## Education An infant school opened in the 1850s providing education for 30 children.[3] Today it is known as [Chartridge Combined School](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chartridge_Combined_School&action=edit&redlink=1) and takes children from ages 5–11. The catchment area secondary schools are:- [Chiltern Hills Academy](/source/Chiltern_Hills_Academy) and [Chesham Grammar School](/source/Chesham_Grammar_School) in Chesham, [Dr Challoner's Grammar School](/source/Dr_Challoner's_Grammar_School) for boys in [Amersham](/source/Amersham) and – [Dr Challoner's High School](/source/Dr_Challoner's_High_School) for girls in [Little Chalfont](/source/Little_Chalfont). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=11121820&c=chartridge&d=16&e=61&g=6404222&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359730821238&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2571), Retrieved 1 February 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Location of Mid Buckinghamshire"](https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4175/location). *parliament.uk*. July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-charthist_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-charthist_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-charthist_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-charthist_3-3) [Chartridge Village website](http://www.chartridge.org.uk/history.htm) [Deprecated link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) archived 29 July 2012 at [archive.today](/source/Archive.today) Retrieved 23 February 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Victoria County History Chesham British History online](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42547&strquery=chartridge) Retrieved 23 February 2012 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cheshamtalk_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cheshamtalk_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-cheshamtalk_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-cheshamtalk_5-3) [Chesham Town Talk Winter 2011 - referenced from Bucks Free Press published 21 August 1885](http://www.cheshamtowntalk.org.uk/pdfs/CTT45final.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130814012945/http://www.cheshamtowntalk.org.uk/pdfs/CTT45final.pdf) 14 August 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Retrieved 23 February 2012 ## External links - [Chartridge parish council](https://www.chartridgeparishcouncil.org.uk/) - Media related to [Chartridge](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chartridge) at Wikimedia Commons v t e Chiltern (former district) Buckinghamshire Unitary Council elections County Council elections District Council elections Chesham and Amersham Constituency Towns (component areas and hamlets) Amersham Woodrow Chesham Asheridge Vale Botley Chesham Vale Chessmount Codmore Great Hivings Hilltop Loundes Lye Green Newtown Pednormead End Pond Park Townsend Waterside Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets) Ashley Green Ashley Green Whelpley Hill Chalfont St Giles Bottrells Close Chalfont Grove Chalfont St Giles Jordans Stratton Chase Chalfont St Peter Austenwood Chalfont Common Layters Green Chartridge Asheridge Bellingdon Chartridge Hundridge Pednor Pednor Bottom Chenies Chesham Bois Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards Buckland Common Cholesbury Hawridge St Leonards Coleshill Great Missenden Ballinger Ballinger Bottom Ballinger Common Bryant's Bottom Frith-hill Great Missenden Heath End Hotley Bottom Hyde End Little Wood Corner Mobwell Prestwood South Heath Latimer and Ley Hill Latimer Ley Hill Orchard Leigh Tyler's Hill Little Chalfont Little Missenden Beamond End Holmer Green Hyde Heath Little Kingshill Little Missenden Mantles Green Mop End Spurlands End Penn Beacon Hill Forty Green Knotty Green Penn Penn Bottom Penn Street Winchmore Hill Seer Green The Lee Lee Clump Lee Common Lee Gate Hunt's Green Potter Row Swan Bottom The Lee Former districts and boroughs Amersham Rural District Chesham Urban District Former constituencies Buckinghamshire County Constituency Amersham Constituency List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chartridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartridge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartridge?action=history)). 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